Vigil Games' Darksiders which released last month hasn't met THQ's ambition for the new IP says Signal Hill Capital analyst Todd Greenwald. He believes it is "likely selling less" than 1m copies despite "heavy marketing dollars" and 2-3 years of development. It's already discounted.
Publisher THQ has patted new IP Darksiders on the back, saying it "delivered strong commercial sales" from 1.2m copies shipped out. Recently an analyst predicted it "didn't perform" for THQ as they wanted. Well, they aren't letting us know that if true; they sound pleased.
THQ has revealed that a 90-minute demo for Darksiders will be released on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network on 25th February. The demo contains the entire first dungeon encounter from the game, the sprawling Twilight Cathedral. This level contains dozens of puzzles for players to solve, new pieces of equipment to discover and boss battles against the monstrous demon Jailer and the savage bat-winged Tiamat.
Publisher THQ has announced that Xbox 360 and PS3's Darksiders will be unleashing its demonic war on PC this June, from the Vigil team. It fully supports the keyboard and mouse, with user-defined resolutions. No mention of anything DirectX related, or any other big tech words.
THQ today confirms that the highly anticipated action adventure title Darksiders is scheduled to arrive on Windows PC on September 24th 2010 with a special Hell Book edition. The Hell Book edition of Darksiders contains many items to excite both fans of Darksiders and PC gamers alike including a comic book and art cards created by legendary comic book artist, Joe Madueira and a soundtrack CD.
If you really enjoyed THQ and Vigil Games' Darksiders and can't wait for a sequel to the action game, well, you're in for a real long thumb-twiddling. THQ has Darksiders 2 releasing in their fiscal year 2013, which is anytime from April 2012 to March 2013. The new IP was a hit selling 1.2m its first month.
Publisher THQ has revealed a $42m loss during this fiscal year's Q2, which ended September 30th. That's up from 2009's $5.6m loss. Net sales managed $77m, down from last year's $101m of the same period. Nintendo DS sales were the biggest contributor, and then Xbox 360.
THQ vice president Danny Bilson has revealed details about Vigil Entertainment's upcoming Darksiders 2, and it'll be War-less for one thing. The sequel stars a "different character" and its story unfolds "simultaneously" to War's in the first game. They couldn't have an apocalypse "for each rider."
CEO Brian Farrell of THQ has announced that Volition Inc's Saints Row 3 will be releasing this Fall, but wouldn't reveal anything specific about it. That's because he's been "placed under a very tight gag order" by the Saints Row team. The boss did tease that it sets a "new bar" in quality.
The quarter four investor call for THQ revealed their line-up for calendar 2011 and some notables are missing, scheduled for next year and one next fiscal. FY2012 has been in effect since April 1st and there's plenty on the roadmap except for MMO Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium which is due a release FY2013.
A host of tweets have been coming regarding the unveiling of the previously unannounced Darksiders 2 at E3 2011. All that was rumored about the game was that it was in development and that it would have a new protagonist while the game was set concurrently with the first one.
THQ has officially announced Darksiders II for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC for 2012. The game follows the Devil May Cry-style 3D beat'em up utilizing the mythology of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse.
Darksiders II won't even be released til 2012, but developer Vigil already is making plans for Darksiders III, and one of the things they want to add to the series is four player co-op, with all of the Four Horsemen together.
Darksiders' Vigil Games isn't all smiles when it comes to developing the PS3 versions of their games. Darksiders 2 game director Marvin Donald reveals woe. While he's "not an engineer" himself he hears about the troubles "all the time." Memory is the irksome niggle where they "have to do wacky stuff" to get it working.
Vigil Games stated that Darksiders III will feature four player co-op, but were vague about why it wasn't being included in Darksiders II. Director Marvin Donald went into depth about why in an IGN interview.
THQ core games boss Danny Bilson confirms that Vigil Games' Darksiders II will be continuing the great new action franchise in June next year. Metro: Last Light, the sequel to Metro 2033, will be arriving 'next summer' and it's set a year after events in the first game. Both will also retail on Wii U.
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THQ's Danny Bilson reveals there's "a lot of different models" they're thinking about to monetize Vigil's Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online MMO. The core games boss says content "can dictate what's worth subscription, or not." The game's development is "extremely premium," but nothing is set.
THQ has announced that the company would be readjusting its focus more on the hardcore games, and would be eschewing family games. This shift in focus was the result of sales in the past few years.
THQ has announced via the official Darksiders Twitter feed that Darksiders II will be hitting retail this Summer on the 26th June. According to the tweet, "Oh by the way.... You can get your hands on @Darksiders II on June 26th #Darksiders2"